Iowa City, Iowa - The No. 13 Nebraska wrestling
team took an early 4-0 lead against No. 2 Iowa but fell by a 31-7 margin on
Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

With the
loss, the Huskers fall to 10-5 on the season and 4-4 in Big Ten duals. The
Hawkeyes improve to 18-1, with an 8-0 record in the Big Ten. Iowa won the
regular season Big Ten title with the victory.

In the
opening match of the afternoon, No. 11 Jake Sueflohn won a major decision over
Iowa's Brody Grothus, 8-0. Sueflohn has won nine of his last 11 matches and
moves to 18-4 on the season. He is 9-3 in dual competition.

At 157
pounds, sophomore James Green suffered his third loss of the season in a 6-4
decision to undefeated No. 1 Derek St. John. Green, who is ranked No. 6 by
InterMat, moves to 16-3 overall, with a 9-2 record in duals. At 165, redshirt
freshman Austin Wilson was pinned in 6:41 by No. 13 Nick Moore. The Hawkeyes
took their first lead of the match, 9-4, with the victory.

Sophomore
Robert Kokesh suffered his second loss of the season at 174 pounds in a 9-6
decision against No. 4 Mike Evans. Kokesh's loss snaps his 22-match winning
streak as he falls to 27-2 on the season with a 13-2 dual mark.

No. 8 Josh
Ihnen responded with a sudden victory over Iowa's Grant Gambrall at 184 pounds.
Ihnen, a senior, improves to 20-3 on the season, with a 12-3 dual mark. The
Hawkeyes were deducted one point for unsportsmanlike conduct following the
match and took an 11-7 lead into intermission.

Junior
Caleb Kolb and No. 19 Nathan Burak battled to overtime following a 1-1 tie
after three periods at 197 pounds. Burak held off Kolb in a 3-1 sudden victory
to give Iowa a 14-7 lead. At heavyweight, Spencer Johnson fell by a 6-2
decision to No. 6 Bobby Telford. Johnson, a sophomore, falls to 4-5 on the season
and 2-4 in duals.

At 125
pounds, Eric Coufal lost a 20-5 technical fall to No. 1 Matt McDonough. Junior
Shawn Nagel was pinned in 4:05 at 133 pounds by No. 2 Tony Ramos. Both Hawkeye
wrestlers are undefeated this season. In the final match, senior Ridge Kiley
fell by a 6-1 decision to No. 8 Mark Ballweg.

The Huskers
return to action Feb. 17 for the NWCA National Duals. Check Huskers.com for
Nebraska's site and opponent.